Rogers Sports, 29 Beaufort Street, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, NP23 4AB Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use from retail (Planning Class A1) to a children’s indoor play area (Planning Class D2) with new shop frontage. Conversion of upper floors to seven self-contained residential apartments (Planning Class C3), comprising a mix... Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Oct 2025
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Validated
21 Oct 2025
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Committee
23 Apr 2026
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Approved
28 Apr 2026

Approved on 28 Apr 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Blaenau Gwent Planning Committee on 23 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the scheme would benefit the site and area without harming neighbours, drainage or highway safety.
  • Consultees raised no objections, and no public representations were received.
  • The committee unanimously granted permission, subject to the report’s conditions, after amending the stated policy conclusion.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation, committee amendment, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Blaenau Gwent's committee minutes of 23 Apr 2026.

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Site constraints 1

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Usk
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NP23 4AB
Received
16 Oct 2025
Validated
21 Oct 2025
Ward
Brynmawr
Case officer
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Target decision
1 May 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
28 Apr 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Creation Design
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 189 days from validation, 120 days slower than Blaenau Gwent's median of 69 for changes of use. Approved, as 95% of changes of use here are.

29%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
19%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Blaenau Gwent in the last twelve months, from validation. Blaenau Gwent decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Committee
23 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
1 May 2026

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.